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- Dictionaryincite/ɪnˈsʌɪt/
verb
- 1. encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour): "they conspired to incite riots" Similar Opposite
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Incite means to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent, or to cause violent or unpleasant actions. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus, and find translations in other languages.
- English (US)
INCITE meaning: 1. to encourage someone to do or feel...
- Znaczenie Incite, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
INCITE definicja: 1. to encourage someone to do or feel...
- Incite: Russian Translation
INCITE translate: побуждать, подстрекать . Learn more in the...
- Incite Spanish Translation
INCITE translate: incitar, incitar, provocar, instigar....
- Incite: Arabic Translation
INCITE translate: يَحرّض على. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Incite: Italian Translation
incite translate: istigare, incitare, incitare. Learn more...
- Incite: Thai Translation
incite translate: กระตุ้น, ยั่วยุ. Learn more in the...
- Incite: Norwegian Translation
incite - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb incite, which means to move to action or stir up. Find out the difference between incite and related words like instigate, abet, and foment.
INCITE meaning: 1. to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. to encourage someone to…. Learn more.
If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.
Incite definition: to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. See examples of INCITE used in a sentence.
To incite is to cause to act or occur. Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence. Incite comes from a Latin verb meaning "to move into action" and if you incite someone to do something, that is exactly how to describe it.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb incite, which means to encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant. See examples, synonyms and word origin.